September 28, 2016: Philz is back on the job and 28 new releases have been added to our In Stock section, including titles on Clean Feed, Relative Pitch, Another Timbre, Astral Spirits, Bug Incision, Spring Garden Music, &c!

Anthony Braxton Quintet (Basel) 1977(Hatology)Reissuing and remastering Braxton's outstanding radio concert for Radio DRS in Safranzunft, Basel in 1977 in quintet with George Lewis on trombone, Muhal Richard Abrams on piano, Mark Helias on double bass, and Charles "Bobo" Shaw on drums.

Jimmy Giuffre 3Bremen & Stuttgart (1961) [2 CDs](Emanem)The sophisticated and influential Jimmy Giuffre 3 led by clarinetist Giuffre with Paul Bley on piano and Steve Swallow on double bass, in a 2-CD reissue of their only known well-recorded concerts, alongside two tracks from their "Fusion" album not included in the ECM reissue.

Jackson Harrison TrioSintering(Hatology)Melodic and texturally rich jazz from the trio of pianist Jackson Harrison with Ben Waples on double bass and brother James Waples on drums, a lyrical album of original compositions named for the process of coalescing a powder into a solid by heating it without liquefaction.

Evan Parker / Mark Nauseef / Toma Gouband As The Wind(psi)A brilliant album of subtle and masterful improvisation recorded in 2012 at and using the reverb of the St. Peters church in Whitstable by soprano saxophonist Evan Parker with two percussionists: Toma Gouband on lithophone-based percussion and Mark Nauseef on metallophone-based percussion.

Graham LambkinCommunity [2 CDs](erstwhile)Using electronics, field recordings and spoken word, Graham Lambkin explores "Community" in abstract and literal ways, reflecting on society and describing aspects of community through spoken word and sound, a thought-provoking and complex work of organized sound.

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